BBC World Service East Asia Schedule Friday 21 November 2025

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Early
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  The Explanation—The Media Show: Ed Sheeran’s one-shot film
  
  Producer behind Ed Sheeran’s new live performance show on how they did it (R)
3. 00:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2025 00:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
4. 00:32GMT
  
  Happy News—The Happy Pod: Saving a drowning man changed me
  
  A woman who saved a kayaker's life says she feels like he's one of her children (R)
5. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/11/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
7. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 01:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—What is Sudan’s war really about?
  
  Sudan's war has been described by the UN as “the world’s largest humanitarian crisis” (R)
9. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
10. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/11/2025 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
11. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
12. 02:32GMT
  
  Tech Life—Living the digital nomad life
  
  Who are digital nomads, and why are more countries welcoming them ? (R)
13. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
14. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—The artist-adventurer who paints in extreme conditions
  
  Artist Tony Foster treks to remote locations to paint the world’s wildest landscapes (R)
15. 03:50GMT
  
  What in the World—The drama at this year’s Miss Universe
  
  Miss Mexico has been crowned Miss Universe, but the drama started before the final
16. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 04:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/11/2025 04:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 04:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2025 04:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 04:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Navigating faith on the road
  
  Faith on the road: Riding with Canada’s Sikh truckers.
20. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
21. 05:06GMT
  
  Newsday—President Zelensky responds to US plan to end Ukraine war
  
  Ukraine has given a guarded response to peace plan drafted by the US administration.
22. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2025 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
23. 05:32GMT
  
  BBC Inside Science—What’s in the wording of the COP 30 negotiations?
  
  As COP 30 draws to close in Brazil, we speak to a former negotiator. (R)
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Morning
1. 06:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 06:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 06:06GMT
  
  Newsday—New US peace plan for Ukraine
  
  Ukraine's President gives guarded response to US proposal for peace in Ukraine.
3. 07:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 07:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 07:06GMT
  
  Newsday—Zelensky says he's ready for honest work
  
  Ukraine says it's willing to engage with new US backed draft peace plan to end war
5. 08:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 08:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
6. 08:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google: AI prone to errors
  
  Faisal Islam speaks to Google CEO Sundar Pichai about AI’s potential, and its pitfalls
7. 08:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2025 08:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
8. 08:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—What happens when the aid money runs out?
  
  We look at the impact of cuts on global health - and ask what countries can do themselves
9. 08:50GMT
  
  Witness History—How the Bosnian war ended
  
  On 21 November 1995, the Dayton Peace accords were signed
10. 09:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 09:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 09:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/11/2025 09:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
12. 09:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2025 09:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 09:32GMT
  
  BBC Inside Science—What’s in the wording of the COP 30 negotiations?
  
  As COP 30 draws to close in Brazil, we speak to a former negotiator. (R)
14. 10:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 10:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 10:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Some Beautiful Science
  
  The Miss Universe pageant final has us examining the science of beauty
16. 11:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 11:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 11:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/11/2025 11:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 11:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2025 11:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 11:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—Is there a genocide of white South Africans as Trump claims?
  
  The US is skipping the G20 summit in South Africa over claims of ‘white genocide’
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Afternoon
1. 12:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 12:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 12:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Outlook Mixtape: The butterfly effect
  
  A kaleidoscope of stories where the flap of tiny wings sparks a hurricane of emotions
3. 12:50GMT
  
  Witness History—How the Bosnian war ended
  
  On 21 November 1995, the Dayton Peace accords were signed (R)
4. 13:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 13:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 13:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/11/2025 13:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 13:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2025 13:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 13:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Navigating faith on the road
  
  Faith on the road: Riding with Canada’s Sikh truckers. (R)
8. 14:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 14:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 14:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Will Ukraine and Europe accept a US-Russian peace plan?
  
  A widely-leaked US plan includes ceding areas of Donetsk that Ukraine still controls
10. 15:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 15:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 15:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google: AI prone to errors
  
  Faisal Islam speaks to Google CEO Sundar Pichai about AI’s potential, and its pitfalls (R)
12. 15:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2025 15:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 15:32GMT
  
  Business Daily—What happens when the aid money runs out?
  
  We look at the impact of cuts on global health - and ask what countries can do themselves (R)
14. 15:50GMT
  
  World Business Express—Can Japan afford its billion dollar economic package?
  
  Japan has signed off a $135 billion stimulus package to support the economy and consumers
15. 16:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 16:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
16. 16:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—Mention of fossil fuels dropped from COP30 draft deal
  
  We have the latest on the COP30 UN climate talks in Belém, Brazil
17. 17:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 17:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
18. 17:06GMT
  
  Outside Source—South Africa calls gender violence a national disaster
  
  South Africa experiences some of the world's highest levels of gender-based violence
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Evening
1. 18:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 18:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 18:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Outlook Mixtape: The butterfly effect
  
  A kaleidoscope of stories where the flap of tiny wings sparks a hurricane of emotions (R)
3. 18:50GMT
  
  Witness History—How the Bosnian war ended
  
  On 21 November 1995, the Dayton Peace accords were signed (R)
4. 19:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 19:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
5. 19:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/11/2025 19:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
6. 19:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2025 19:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
7. 19:32GMT
  
  Sport Today—2025/11/21 GMT
  
  BBC sports correspondents tell the story behind today's top sporting news, with interviews and reports from across the world.
8. 20:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 20:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
9. 20:06GMT
  
  Newshour—Zelensky says Ukraine facing crucial decision
  
  Donald Trump has given Ukraine six days to accept a peace plan favouring Russia
10. 21:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 21:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
11. 21:06GMT
  
  BBC Conversations—Raising children on a warming planet
  
  Women who worry about climate change discuss the difficult choices they face
12. 21:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2025 21:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
13. 21:32GMT
  
  CrowdScience—Why do we cry?
  
  Only humans cry emotional tears, whether it’s tears of sadness or tears of joy. But why?
14. 22:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 22:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 22:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—21/11/2025 22:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
16. 22:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2025 22:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
17. 22:32GMT
  
  World Business Report—G20 summit opens in South Africa, despite US absence
  
  This is the first G20 summit on African soil
18. 23:00GMT
  
  BBC News—21/11/2025 23:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
19. 23:06GMT
  
  The Interview—Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google: AI prone to errors
  
  Faisal Islam speaks to Google CEO Sundar Pichai about AI’s potential, and its pitfalls (R)
20. 23:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—21/11/2025 23:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
21. 23:32GMT
  
  Heart and Soul—Navigating faith on the road
  
  Faith on the road: Riding with Canada’s Sikh truckers. (R)
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Late
1. 00:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/11/2025 00:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
2. 00:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Some Beautiful Science
  
  The Miss Universe pageant final has us examining the science of beauty (R)
3. 01:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/11/2025 01:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
4. 01:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—22/11/2025 01:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
5. 01:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/11/2025 01:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
6. 01:32GMT
  
  The Global Story—Is there a genocide of white South Africans as Trump claims?
  
  The US is skipping the G20 summit in South Africa over claims of ‘white genocide’ (R)
7. 02:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/11/2025 02:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
8. 02:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—22/11/2025 02:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
9. 02:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/11/2025 02:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
10. 02:32GMT
  
  Americast—Marjorie Taylor Greene v Donald Trump
  
  Join Americast for insights and analysis on what's happening inside Trump's White House.
11. 03:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/11/2025 03:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
12. 03:06GMT
  
  Outlook—Outlook Mixtape: The butterfly effect
  
  A kaleidoscope of stories where the flap of tiny wings sparks a hurricane of emotions (R)
13. 03:50GMT
  
  What in the World—The ancient origins of kissing
  
  It’s not just humans that kiss, animals and even our pre-historic ancestors did it
14. 04:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/11/2025 04:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
15. 04:06GMT
  
  Unexpected Elements—Some Beautiful Science
  
  The Miss Universe pageant final has us examining the science of beauty (R)
16. 05:00GMT
  
  BBC News—22/11/2025 05:01 GMT
  
  The latest five minute news bulletin from BBC World Service.
17. 05:06GMT
  
  The Newsroom—22/11/2025 05:06 GMT
  
  The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
18. 05:30GMT
  
  BBC News Summary—22/11/2025 05:30 GMT
  
  The latest two minute news summary from BBC World Service.
19. 05:32GMT
  
  The Climate Question—How does carbon dioxide shape our world?
  
  CO2 makes life possible, but if too much is released the planet can overheat. (R)

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